時間：2011-09-15 17:00來源：藍天飛行翻譯 作者：航空 點擊：次
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Punctuation and Its Effect on Word Counts RULE: 8.1 Use colons (:) and dashes ( - ) to make tabular layouts. The colon is used to show that material is to follow. The material may be a summary, a list, or a complete sentence. You must introduce this material with a lead-in or conditional phrase followed by a colon. A dash separates words and always has at least one space between it and the words that it separates. (Refer also to Section 4 for tabular layout techniques.) Example: When you set the equipment to ON: Adjust the BRT switch to MAX Adjust the CONT switch to MIN. RULE: 8.2: When you count words for sentence length, the colon or the dash has the effect of a full stop (period). When you use colons and dashes in tabular layouts, these punctuation marks show the start and the end of the "sentences" for word count purposes. (Refer to Sections 5 and 6 for sentence length limits related to Procedures and Descriptive Writing, respectively.) Example: When you set the equipment to ON: (7 words) Adjust the BRT switch to MAX (6 words) Adjust the CONT switch to MIN. (6 words) RULE: 8.3 Use the hyphen (-) as a joining signal Use the hyphen as a joining signal to show the relationship between two or more words. This makes phrases or word clusters easier to read. (Refer to Section 2 for more information about how and when to use hyphens to clarify long noun clusters.) The main objective when you use a hyphen is to: Show your reader which words are closely related Make sure that your reader does not have to read phrases many times. The list and examples that follow give you some general guidelines about how to use hyphens to join words. 1. Two-word terms used together as adjectives: UExamplesU: low-altitude flight, high-pressure chamber, air-conditioned compartment, transmitter-receiver system, quick-acting clamp, clamshell-type flaps 2. Two-word fractions or numbers: UExamplesU: forty-seven, ninety-ninth, one hundred and sixty-two, three-sixteenths, one thirty-second, one-half 3. Adjectives that consist of three or more words: UExamplesU: three-to-one ratio, trial-and-error method, stop-to-stop travel, soap-and-water solution 4. Terms that consist of a capital letter or a number, and a noun: |
